How cell phones help fuel the war in congo
| Added: 17-10-2011 Author: Michael Arms Category: Cell Telephone |
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Congo - 21st century catastrophe
Today, the Congo is tortured by beddings war - a conflict that is said on this planet deadly after the Second World War. The violence that began in 1996, has claimed the lives of 5.4 million people, and there is no end before. What fuels this war without end rape and genocide?
The answer is simple: the world's hunger for Congo's mineral '.
South eastern Congo, where most of the mineral deposits are, is controlled by several rebel babe. It is a country where violence does not comply with laws and regulations of rape and murder are used effectively'ng extreme selected cow people'iifu.
The babe in control different mines and mining in this area - and get millions of dollars in revenue from the metal being smuggled conflict in neighboring countries, like Uganda and Tanzania, and in the markets of Dubai and Europe. During the flow and business value of these metals continues, the war will continue in an endless cycle of violence and suffering for the people of Congo.
Coltan on your mobile phone
Coltan, or columbite-tantalite minerals that are mined in the DRC is controlled by the slaves to work for the armed groups are. Mining is used in the production of Tantalum, a corrosion-resistant metal with a capacitor used in electronic products such as mobile phones, DVD players, video game systems and computers. Re using your current cell phone (or PC that you re-read the article about) could very well from Tantalum containing coltan mined in Congo.
Millions of dollars in revenue from mining and smuggling coltan, gold and other minerals that are used by these groups to buy weapons, food, medicine, and ammunition. Arms and enough to eat, he will keep the militia and the war will continue to terrorize their slaves primitive people working in the mines. So, as long as there is demand for coltan, and during the Congo coltan trade is prohibited or forbidden by the government and the electronics sector, there is always money to enable the different groups to continue the war Mula.
How we can help break this deadly cycle
Small policy level, government and industry stakeholders in the U.S. and other countries must work to trace the sources of oxidant metals used in the production of electronic goods to prevent African conflicts metals from entering the production stream.
There were talks between business groups and major retailers make the system kujitia trace the sources of gold production - equivalent to the prohibition of blood tests called the diamond from the market. Hopefully, adopt measures similar between electronics producers in the source of tantalum is used in their products.
The individual level, we can extend our life cycle of mobile phones and other electronic and mobile phone recycling we can no longer be used. Recycling is only half of the 100 million or more mobile phones each year Discard we will limit the demand for fresh production equipment such as tantalum, resulting in lower demand for coltan.
Recycling old cell is one way for people to do something very simple that could reduce the need for additional coltan, said Karen Killmar, co-curator of mammals at the San Diego Zoo, institutions that actively encourage guests to recycle mobile phones.
You are included in the modern world, there is rarely something we do not affect anything else in other parts of the world. Who would have thought that the simple act of buying and have a new phone every 18 months (average to remove our old phone) support, especially the oil dispute wound in the heart of Africa.
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